Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
86
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 15, 1943 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
David Paul Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
Biography
David Paul Cronenberg (born 15 March 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers, and gangster films.
Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity".
From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
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Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity".
From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
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David Cronenberg, en chair et en os
as
Himself
2026
Ready or Not: Here I Come
as
Chester Danforth
2025
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert
2025
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
Sangre del Toro
as
Self (archive footage)
2024
Humane
as
D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
2023
Room 999
as
Self
2023
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
as
Self - Guest
1 episode
2021
The Death of David Cronenberg
as
David Cronenberg
2021
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
as
Spencer
8 episode
s
2020
Falling
as
Dr. Klausner
2020
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
as
Walter
2019
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
as
Self
2019
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
as
Self
2019
L’inquiétante absence
as
Self
2017
Alias Grace
as
Reverend Verrenger
6 episode
s
2017
Star Trek: Discovery
as
Dr. Kovich
10 episode
s
2016
Ape Sodom
as
Narrator
2016
Tomorrow's Shadows
as
G.O.D. (voice)
2016
Slasher
as
Spencer
2015
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
as
Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
1 episode
2013
Tales from the Organ Trade
as
Narrator
2013
The Nest
as
Dr. Molnar (voice)
2013
Rewind
as
Rourke
2012
Citizens of Cosmopolis
as
Self
2012
A Special Day
as
Self
2011
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as
Self
2011
David Cronenberg: The Early Years
as
Self
2010
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as
Self (archive footage)
2010
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as
Self
2010
Barney's Version
as
O'Malley Director #2
2010
Happy Town
as
Dr. Leichman
1 episode
2008
On Screen!: Shivers
as
himself
2007
To Each His Own Cinema
as
The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
2006
The Politics of the Dead Zone
as
Self
2006
Too Commercial for Cannes
as
Self
2006
Acts of Violence
as
Self
2005
Le Cercle
1 episode
2005
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
as
Self
2004
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
as
Self
2004
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as
Duncan (archive footage)
2003
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
as
Self
2002
Masters of Horror
as
Self
2002
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
as
Self (archive footage)
2001
Jason X
as
Dr. Wimmer
2001
Alias
as
Dr. Brezzel
2 episode
s
2001
The Judge
as
Det. Stobel
2001
The Judge
as
Det. Stobel
1 episode
2000
The American Nightmare
as
Self
2000
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
as
Self
1999
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
1999
Resurrection
as
Father Rousell
1998
Last Night
as
Duncan
1998
SexTV
as
Self
1 episode
1998
SexTV
1 episode
1998
The Grace of God
as
Psychiatrist
1997
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
as
Himself
1996
The Newsroom
as
Himself
1 episode
1996
Extreme Measures
as
Hospital Lawyer
1996
The Stupids
as
Postal Supervisor
1996
Crash
as
Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
1996
Moonshine Highway
as
Clem Clayton
1995
Kulturzeit
as
self
1 episode
1995
To Die For
as
Man at Lake
1995
Blood & Donuts
as
Crime Boss
1994
Boozecan
as
Stan Coleburn
1994
Trial by Jury
as
Director
1994
Henry & Verlin
as
Doc Fisher
1992
Naked Making Lunch
as
Self
1992
Blue
1990
Nightbreed
as
Dr. Philip K. Decker
1990
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
as
Self
1989
Prisoners of Gravity
as
Self
4 episode
s
1988
Dead Ringers
as
Obstetrician (uncredited)
1988
The Making of Dead Ringers
as
Self - Writer/Director
1987
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
as
Self
1986
The Fly
as
Gynecologist
1985
Into the Night
as
Group Supervisor
1983
Videodrome
as
Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
1982
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
as
Interviewee
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
as
Self - Guest
1 episode
1982
Take One: Fear on Film
as
Self
1976
Cérémonie des César
as
Self - Presenter
1 episode
1975
Shivers
as
Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
1967
Palace of Pleasure
1967
Buffalo Airport Visions
